Photo: Wilson44691 · Public domainFor about half of its working residents, Veyo is a commute to St. George
Only 4% stay in Veyo for work; outside it, St. George is the main destination (50%, 19 miles). 0% of workers work from home, where Utah as a whole has 18%. Veyo has 84 jobs, against 140 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Veyo
On a workday 134 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Veyo on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.60 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Veyo to work: where people go
Where Veyo clocks in
50% of workers
6% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
A place that makes things: 56% of Veyo’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Veyo, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 84. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Veyo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Veyo
of Veyo workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 56 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Utah: 82% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Veyo goes to work
About 23% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Veyo: questions
What is the median household income in Veyo?
$68,182 (±$28,747) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Veyo?
46.2%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Veyo work?
4% work in town.
Can you get around Veyo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Veyo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Veyo
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.